Oh Manly You're So Fine, You're So Fine You Blow My Mind

Manly Harbour. Hannah and I are both in love... and have decided to look for millionaire Australians (wealthy Bruce's as she calls them) to marry us and buy us beach front property.

We did the Manly Harbour walk- which is advertised as 9 kilometers, but that is clearly a lie as the sign posts along the way advertise different distances, and after you've walked on the next one says you have further to go than the last! All in all it took us about 5 hours with lots of stops for photos and lunch sitting on the rocks watching the sail boats. A little lizard was sunning himself on a rock near by, and we thought we heard a kookaburra in the bush behind us (at least we hope that's what it was, and not a demented man laughing his head off). We walked around little coves and big harbors and through bush and mountains and had some of the most spectacular views, and got to see some Aboriginal drawings in the sandstone. As Hannah said, it made us feel very happy (to put it mildly). Towards the end of the walk we found the perfect little beach and ran into the water, but had to move on as the sun sets around 5 here and goes down quickly and we really didn't want to be caught in the woods with the giant creepy crawlies.

We took the ferry back to Sydney at dusk and came up on the Opera House and Harbour Bridge just when all the lights were coming on and the moon was coming out- it was truly stunning. Another perfect day in paradise!

Tomorrow we check out of our swank hotel and head off for the Blue Mountains for 3 days! We have booked beds in the YHA- it will be Hannah's first hostel experience, but you really can't do a budget trip without sticking to a budget. Hopefully it won't be as terrible/frightening as she expects!